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8 Dec 22
Reforms to improve economic governance and target social welfare payments more effectively should be urgent priorities for the Sri Lankan government as it tries to wrest itself from financial turmoil...
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22 Aug 22
The International Monetary Fund has said it will need “adequate assurances” from Sri Lanka’s creditors, before it agrees a new deal with the nation, amid an economic crisis.
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12 Apr 22
The Pakistani government’s decision to oust prime minister Imran Khan could complicate reforms restricting access to external finance, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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15 Mar 22
Palestinian authorities must adopt spending reforms to help solve a fiscal outlook which has been weakened further by Covid-19, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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12 Aug 20
The EU is sending billions of euros to help neighbouring countries through the Covid-19 pandemic, with conditions encouraging them to strengthen their public finances and rule of law.
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7 Aug 20
Disaster relief to help Beirut rebuild after the blast killed at least 145 people and left 300,000 homeless will be conditional on Lebanon enacting anti-corruption reforms, French president Emmanuel...
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2 Mar 20
The IMF has secured enough money to wipe $334m of Somalia’s debt, bringing the beleaguered east African country one step closer to wholesale debt relief.